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I'm kinda tired of brass fixtures but I really like the use here, particularly how it ties with the yellow in the floor and the bamboo shade. 10/10 would poop in.
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The Dave posted:If it's a powder room then you never have to worry about stuff like that, but I do wonder how do you dry your hands. It's a powder room, you dry your hands with the powder.
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Facebook Aunt posted:It's a powder room, you dry your hands with the powder.
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Time to hang up a "Please don't do coke in the powder room" cross-stitch.
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Shuu posted:So I may have gone in the exact opposite direction of /r/DIY couple. I really like colors. You have my seal of approval. And I'm not even normally a fan of gold/brassy fixtures but they go well with the pink and blue.
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Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/622-Greenwich-St-APT-2C-New-York-NY-10014/2064223410_zpid/ by Dean Wolf Architects and interior designer Tse Yun Chu this place definitely looks like a commercial space of some kind, right? it's not just me? the first pic seems very "break room at a cool startup"
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "evidenced" I quite like these except for the Darien. I think the Del Californian is my fave.
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The Zillow search term of the day is "isolated". Or perhaps not so isolated? https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/149-N-Westridge-Park-Dr-Rocky-View-County-AB-T3Z-3J8/2064123874_zpid/   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/674-Main-St-Mahone-Bay-NS-B0J-2E0/305705279_zpid/       https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/803-Meridian-St-Florence-AL-35630/67126676_zpid/ this belongs here and in the bad/weird house thread because there's this part that's slightly overdone, but acceptable    but then the kitchen  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/13310-S-Mercey-Springs-Rd-Los-Banos-CA-93635/19184929_zpid/ I do love a time capsule trailer   just a few excess appliances  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7643-N-Hidden-Oaks-Trl-Douglas-AZ-85607/71627933_zpid/ I like that the listing includes a photo of a UPS guy delivering a package to show that they actually get mail out here  why are these photos so dark   
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Welp, I guess the manufacturer for the recessed ceiling lights in my hallway has really managed to dial in their product lifetime to a very specific number of years/months. Four of them have had plastic parts break (resulting in the lights dangling out of the holes) in about two weeks time. I think these lights are about seven years old, so on that scale, such precision is kind of admirable. Oops, wrong house thread EricBauman fucked around with this message at 11:17 on May 11, 2022 |
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Youth Decay posted:also they are short by one Chair and will be fined accordingly
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Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1744-Heron-Ridge-Dr-Bloomfield-Hills-MI-48302/24488444_zpid/ by Bob Bryce (1993), listing claims that it "suggests Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Design" and I suggest that whoever is being quoted there get their head examined
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lovely American chair with Marimekko bedspread; 2/10. (Maybe it's a knock-off, IDK.)
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Youth Decay posted:pretty color The fancy cupboards have a backsplash, but not the stove 
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "horizontal" I hate this house so loving much. Especially the hideous cinderblock wall in the middle of the living room/kitchen. Also who wouldn't want a giant, rusty bench vise available for use on their kitchen counter 24/7???  The wall of this bathroom appear to be painted OSB, a material well known for its resiliance to moisture:  The focal point of this room is a pile of wood. No, there is no fireplace. Only wood.  Rents for $250/night on AirBNB.
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Sirotan posted:I hate this house so loving much. Especially the hideous cinderblock wall in the middle of the living room/kitchen. Also who wouldn't want a giant, rusty bench vise available for use on their kitchen counter 24/7??? Lol at the open ducts just blowing air with no direction. The last “room” looks like a screened in porch. The wood burning stove appears to be on the other side of that wall. Cool balsa wood stairs  This whole house probably cost $50,000 to build.
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Lol at the open ducts just blowing air with no direction. I tracked down the AirBNB listing and the horribly narrow and treacherous stairs are mentioned in quite a few of them.
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Badger of Basra posted:
Is there good hunting out there?
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I looked up the airbnb listing and it's mostly scary white women who used it for "girls weekend" (or, in one case, an "intimate yoga + cosmic retreat", whatever that is). I do like the idea of renting a cabin/cottage in the middle of nowhere in Texas, but not this place.
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TychoCelchuuu posted:It's not Usonian but it's 80s as gently caress and I love it. Pop some colored lamps and some plants in there and we're off to the races! Cocaine use-onian
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The Zillow search term of the day is "eminent". Fancy shmancy NYC condos/townhouses and a Florida mansion. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/40-5th-Ave-New-York-NY-10011/244718182_zpid/     https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/993-5th-Ave-New-York-NY-10028/31540206_zpid/     https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/612-3rd-St-Brooklyn-NY-11215/30587520_zpid/      https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/501-Ponte-Vedra-Blvd-Ponte-Vedra-Beach-FL-32082/47746208_zpid/ by Cronk Duch, interior design by Andrew Howard (2019)     https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/137-Manhattan-Ave-New-York-NY-10025/31549687_zpid/ by Joseph M. Dunn (1905)    
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Shuu posted:
Hello fellow Austin goon. That looks great! Removing popcorn ceilings honestly isn't hard, but it is a bit time consuming depending on how much work is needed after you scrape it off. If your ceiling hasn't been painted, you can scrape it off pretty quickly. After that, if the drywall is in good shape, you can do minimal patching and seal (Zinsser Gardz), or do a level 5 finish and then seal and paint. I did removed the popcorn from my 1991 Austin house when I bought it and put up a level 5 finish. I did have the luxury of not living here while I was doing it though, so I didn't have to deal with the dust where I slept and ate. If it has been painted, that's another story. Also, based on the age of your house I guess there is more of a risk of asbestos.
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MetaJew posted:Hello fellow Austin goon. That looks great! Years ago, I watched a home-reno show where they recommended (and demonstrated) spraying the ceiling with water to loosen the glue/paint, then easily scraping off big swathes of popcorn with a wide mudding trowel. Is that a valid method or was I lied to by PBS?
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wheatpuppy posted:Years ago, I watched a home-reno show where they recommended (and demonstrated) spraying the ceiling with water to loosen the glue/paint, then easily scraping off big swathes of popcorn with a wide mudding trowel. Is that a valid method or was I lied to by PBS? That's exactly how it works ASSUMING the ceiling has never been painted. Now, I have a friend who removed all the popcorn ceilings from his painted ceiling, and he told me you just had to let the water soak a lot longer and it still worked. But yeah, what I did was this: 1) Hang plastic sheeting around the perimeter of the room, and then covered the floor in plastic sheeting. 2) Using one of those garden sprayers with the hand pump, fill it with water and spray the ceiling. 3) Let the popcorn soak in the water for a few minutes 4) Take a 6" or 10" drywall knife and scrape it off. If the ceiling was not painted, the popcorn texture should come off the ceiling like you're cutting through a soft cheese. 4a) If it doesn't come off in some spots, spray it with a little more water. 4b) Be careful around tape joints and corners. You might damage the tape or have to redo some drywall tape that's damaged in the process. 5) Fix any damaged tape, patch any holes or other problem areas If you were good about the plastic sheeting. Hopefully all of the popcorn and dust landed on it, and you can roll it up and throw it away and have minimal filth leftover. Then you have two options, like I said. If the drywall is in good shape -- fairly flat with no major defects, you should be at a level 4 finish where nails/screws are mudded and joints are taped and mudded. If that's the case, you may be able to get away with using Zinsser Gardz to seal the entirety of the ceiling and then paint with a good, very flat ceiling paint. If the ceiling is not in good shape, or you're a masochist with really strong shoulders, and you want to do a level 5 finish you can find various videos online on how to achieve that. The way I did it is as follows 1) Take a big bucket of all purpose joint compound, add in just enough water and mix it with a mixing paddle where you reach a "pancake batter" consistency 2) Using a 9" paint roller, dip the roller in and apply the joint compound to the ceiling in an area you feel comfortable with. Maybe 4 ft x 4ft. 3) Take a drywall knife of whatever size you're comfortable with. 10" gets more surface area, but 6" is better for corners. Drag the knife across the compound leaving a very thin layer behind on the ceiling and feather each pass to avoid leaving ridges. 4) Let it dry overnight, knock down ridges, sand, and repeat once or twice more until you're satisfied. Then you would seal with Gardz and paint as normal. The major point I learned was that you want to use a high quality sealer that prevents the joint compound and drywall from absorbing the paint. This is how you avoid having the joint compound and tape flash through the paint-- and you also use less paint because the paint dries on the surface. It absolutely sucked to do, but if paying someone else is way out of budget it can be done. My advice would be to rent a drywall sander that hooks up to a HEPA filter/vacuum as that would heavily cut down on the dust and possibly make sanding the ceiling easier. Anyway, here are some photos to try and give an idea of before/after. I have 8 ft ceilings, so getting rid of the popcorn and replacing all of the ceiling fan lights with recessed lights makes the house feel a lot more spacious than it did when I bought it.    
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